John MCKINNON

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MCKINNON, John

Service Number:	498
Enlisted:	10 January 1916, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Glasgow, Scotland, 5 December 1882
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sailor
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

10 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 498, Liverpool, New South Wales
6 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 498, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
6 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 498, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
11 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 498, 3rd Pioneer Battalion

John McKinnon

John McKinnon was my great uncle, Born in Scotland in 1886.He had two sisters Christina & Ella. Christina being my grandmother. He came to Australia as a sailor.
Enlisted in the Australian Army on 10th January 1916 in Sydney NSW @ the age of 30 yrs. He was not the very young soldiers of 17 & 19 you hear about so I think it was probably physically tougher for him. I have conflicting information on when he returned to Australia but I think he returned on 24th December 1918. I so far cannot find any information what happened to him or where he went after he returned to Australia.

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NAA - Attestation Paper and Service Record